Archer
Season 10
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Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes9
Release
Original networkFXX
Original releaseMay 29 (2019-05-29) –
July 31, 2019 (2019-07-31)
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Archer 1999 is the tenth season of the animated television series, Archer, created by Adam Reed, and the final season for Reed as a full-time showrunner.[1][2] The third and final part of the "coma dream" trilogy (preceded by Archer Dreamland and Archer: Danger Island), consisting of nine episodes, it aired from May 29 to July 31, 2019, on FXX.[3]

Production

FXX announced that Season 10 would see a change in setting yet again, now with this series taking place in outer space.[3] As with the previous two seasons, the same voice cast would return as different versions of their characters. This means that Archer, who was found shot in actress Veronica Deane's pool after season seven, remains in a coma, and the events of the season are of his imagination.[1]

These different versions have similar personalities to their "normal" counterparts but are in different jobs or roles and have different relationships. The season's premise sees Archer as the hard-drinking half-captain (with Lana Kane as the other half-captain) of the spacefaring M/V Seamus salvage ship.[3][1]

This is the first season where creator Adam Reed has not written every episode for the season.

Synopsis

Sterling Archer in his comatose dreaming imagines that he is the captain of the "M/V Seamus (934TXS)", a space salvage freighter, co-captaining with his ex-wife Lana, with whom he is co-owner of the ship. Krieger is the android scientist/doctor on board, while Cyril is the onboard accountant as well as Lana's lover, and Ray is a gay courtesan (á la Inara Serra). Pam is a hulking rock golem-like alien, while Cheryl/Carole is a bloodthirsty/suicidal space fighter pilot. "Mother", or Ms. Archer, is holographic AI avatar in the form of a glowing ball of light. The crew has the aesthetic of Ridley Scott's Alien's space trucker crew.[4][5][6][7]

The crew has sci-fi space adventures with the usual hijinks. Amongst the recurring characters are Barry-6, a robot space-pirate, and human space-captain Brett. In the two last episodes late in the season, the borderline between dream and reality gradually begins to blur within its existence upon the sci-fi premise (which exists only in Archer’s imagination) as Archer gets flashes of the characters in their true forms and believes he is going insane. At the end of the season, Sterling wakes from his coma in the hospital, three years after being shot.[8]

Episodes

See also: List of Archer episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		US viewers
(millions)
1021"Bort the Garj"Adam ReedMay 29, 2019 (2019-05-29)XAR0100010.45[9]
Archer and the crew of the Seamus wake up to the smell of shepherd's pie and see a business opportunity in their new guest.
1032"Happy Borthday"Adam ReedJune 5, 2019 (2019-06-05)XAR0100020.29[10]
The crew provides entertainment for Bort while Barry-6 tries to crack Archer's safe.
1043"The Leftovers"Mark GanekJune 12, 2019 (2019-06-12)XAR0100030.34[11]
Pam's sandwich ruins everyone's dinner by releasing something deep inside of them.
1054"Dining with the Zarglorp"Shane KosakowskiJune 19, 2019 (2019-06-19)XAR0100040.24[12]
Deep in space, Archer and the crew encounter a terrifying cosmic beast; even deeper, they encounter a self-aggrandizing life coach.
1065"Mr. Deadly Goes to Town"Mark GanekJune 26, 2019 (2019-06-26)XAR0100050.29[13]
Archer and the crew pick up a hitchhiker and try to convince him to turn his life around.
1076"Road Trip"Mike ArnoldJuly 10, 2019 (2019-07-10)XAR0100060.25[14]
Daydreams of an interstellar road trip turn into an existential nightmare.
1087"Space Pirates"Kelly GaluskaJuly 17, 2019 (2019-07-17)XAR0100070.26[15]
A voyage home gets interrupted by an alien battle cruiser carrying precious cargo.
1098"Cubert"Adam Reed & Tesha KondratJuly 24, 2019 (2019-07-24)XAR0100080.23[16]
Archer is convinced a mysterious object is causing the crew to act strangely.
1109"Robert De Niro"Adam ReedJuly 31, 2019 (2019-07-31)XAR0100090.25[17]
When a trial turns into a party, it can only mean that Barry-6 has returned. Archer wakes up from his three-year coma.

References

  1. ^ a b c Hughes, William (June 13, 2018). "Adam Reed talks leaving Archer, going to Applebees, and firing his characters into space". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  2. ^ Matt Harrigan (September 5, 2019). "Adam Reed, co-creator of Sealab 2021, Frisky Dingo, and Archer". iHeart.com (Podcast). Adult Swim Podcast. Event occurs at 1:05:45. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Baysinger, Tim (April 15, 2019). "'Archer: 1999' The Gang Heads to Space in the Trailer for 10th Season of FXX Comedy (Video)". TheWrap. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  4. ^ "Bort the Garj". Archer. Season 10. Episode 1. May 29, 2019. FXX.
  5. ^ Ben Travers (May 27, 2019). "'Archer: 1999' Review: Season 10 Can't Be the Final Frontier — Not When It's Still This Good". Indie Wire.
  6. ^ Samantha Nelson (May 28, 2019). "Archer is weirder than ever in season 10's episodic space adventure". The Verge.
  7. ^ Dave Trumbore (May 29, 2019). "'Archer: 1999' Review: In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream "Danger Zone!"". Collider.
  8. ^ "Robert De Niro". Archer. Season 10. Episode 9. July 31, 2019. FXX.
  9. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (May 30, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.29.2019". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on May 30, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  10. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (June 6, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.5.2019". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on June 6, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  11. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (June 13, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.12.2019". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on June 14, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  12. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (June 20, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.19.2019". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on June 20, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  13. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (June 27, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.26.2019". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on June 27, 2019. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  14. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (July 12, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.10.2019". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  15. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (July 18, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.17.2019". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on July 18, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  16. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (July 25, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.24.2019". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  17. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (August 1, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.31.2019". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.

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